This issue's Motto is taken from a quotation used in a .sig in a letter
we received from Stephen Carville:

"As democracy is perfected, the office of president represents, more and
more closely, the inner soul of the people. On some great and glorious
day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart's desire at last
and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron."
H. L. Mencken

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Pipe Smoke and Flannel Shirtsby L. Neil Smith
I was having an online conversation the other day (e-mail, not
instant messaging) with an old friend of mine, an attorney I'll call
"Lawyer Dagget", about the way the world seemed to work when I was a
boy.
 FULL STORY

Thank God for Barry Bondsby Jonathan David Morris
On Sunday, May 28, 2006, George Herman "Barry" Bonds
officially passed George Herman "Babe" Ruth for the
second most homeruns in Major League Baseball history.
With widespread rumors of steroid use in mind, many
baseball fansand, indeed, many Americans in
generalare already looking to dismiss Bonds'
accomplishments. His single-season record of 73 homers
in 2001 is now looked back upon suspiciously. And if
he manages to surpass Hank Aaron's career total of 755
someday, many people have already decided that it just
"shouldn't count."
 FULL STORY

That'll Teach 'Emby Lady Liberty
I had lunch with a friend of mine on Saturday. She
and I hadn't seen each other in awhile, and we had some real catching
up to do. Unfortunately, some of what she had to tell me was more than
a little unpleasant to listen to. She wanted to talklike most
mothersabout her children. Though I'm quite a bit fonder of cats
than kids, I was happy to listen to what I thought would be a litany
of this year's proud accomplishments by her two school-age children.
Nothing could have been further from the truth.
 FULL STORY

Feminists Deny Truth on Domestic Violenceby Wendy McElroy
In the last three decades, feminism has revolutionized
daily life from the legal system and social mores down to the story books
children use in kindergarten. Feminist discussion seems to be 'always' and
'everywhere'. But I believe the contrary is true. Genuine discussion of
feminist issues ended in the 1970s when one school came to dominate and
moved to silence competing views both within the movement and outside.
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